Aztec
Pre-Columbian Mexican empire
Aztec refers to the Mesoamerican people who dominated central Mexico from the 14th century until the Spanish conquest in 1521, or to their language and culture.
The Aztec Empire was known for monumental architecture, complex social organization, and ritual human sacrifice.
As an adjective, Aztec describes things relating to this civilization: Aztec calendar, Aztec ruins, Aztec mythology.
Aztec empire's central city
- MesoamericaPre-Columbian Central American region
- MexicoNorth American southern nation
- empireDomain under unified control
- codexAncient bound manuscript
glyph · tribute · aqueduct · causeway · marketplace · Nahuatl · pictograph · calendar
Aztec feathered serpent god
- sacrificeGiving up something precious
- offeringSomething presented or given
- ritualCeremonial set of actions
- priestOne who performs sacraments
temple · cosmology · underworld · sun god · rain god · feathered serpent · jaguar · eagle
Sweet from cacao seeds
- cacaoTropical pod-bearing tree
- maizeCob-bearing cereal crop
- tamaleSteamed filled corn dough
- tortillaThin unleavened Mexican bread
amaranth · chili · atole · macuahuitl · headdress · turquoise · goldwork · mosaic
Aztec ruler, sixteenth century
- conquestDefeating and seizing control
- CortésSpanish conqueror of Mexico
- SpanishLanguage of Iberia
- colonizationForeign territorial takeover
fall · siege · smallpox · 1521 · warfare · expansion · migration · Aztlán
Of or from Tenochtitlan's successor
- heritageInherited cultural legacy
- museumPublic exhibit space
- archaeologyStudy of physical remnants
- anthemOfficial song of praise
iconography · nationalism · muralism · Rivera · indigenous · revival · Chicano · symbolism
Tenochtitlan
Aztec empire's central city
- MesoamericaPre-Columbian Central American region
- MexicoNorth American southern nation
- empireDomain under unified control
codex · glyph · tribute · aqueduct · causeway · marketplace · Nahuatl · pictograph · calendar · sunstone
Quetzalcoatl
Aztec feathered serpent god
- sacrificeGiving up something precious
- offeringSomething presented or given
- ritualCeremonial set of actions
priest · temple · cosmology · underworld · sun god · rain god · feathered serpent · jaguar · eagle · bloodletting
chocolate
Sweet from cacao seeds
tortilla · amaranth · chili · atole · macuahuitl · headdress · turquoise · goldwork · mosaic · pottery
Montezuma
Aztec ruler, sixteenth century
colonization · fall · siege · smallpox · 1521 · warfare · expansion · migration · Aztlán · founding
Mexican
Of or from Tenochtitlan's successor
- heritageInherited cultural legacy
- museumPublic exhibit space
- archaeologyStudy of physical remnants
anthem · iconography · nationalism · muralism · Rivera · indigenous · revival · Chicano · symbolism · eagle
- Lost CivilizationsAtlantis, Pompeii, Troy, Babylon, Mycenae
- MesoamericaMaya, Olmec, Oaxaca, jade carvings, Nahuatl
- ancient AmericasMachu Picchu, Chichen Itza, Teotihuacan, Tenochtitlan, Tikal
- Ancient CulturesInca, Mayan, Olmec, Minoan, Mycenaean
- Indigenous AmericasInca, Quechua, Maya, Guarani, Arawak
- Native American PeoplesMaya, Inca, Navajo, Cherokee, Apache
AztecHernán Cortés
Spanish · conquistador · Spanish Empire · Old World · Christian missionary
AztecRoman
Of ancient Italy's capital
Greek · Western civilization · Egyptian · Chinese · nomadic tribe
- Aztec EmpirePre-conquest Mexican civilization
- Aztec civilizationPre-conquest Mexican empire
- Aztec warriorTenochtitlan's military class
- Aztec templesPre-Columbian ceremonial pyramids
- Aztec goldAncient Mexican empire's riches
- Aztec calendarMesoamerican sacred timekeeping system